Heterochromis multidens is a species of fish from the family Cichlidae. It is the only member

Monotypic

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 of its genus, and the only member of the subfamily Heterochromidinae. It is endemic to the Congo River Basin in Central Africa

Central Africa

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, and reaches almost 30 centimetres (11.8 in) in length. This species is likely more closely related to cichlids from the Americas

Americas

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rather than other African cichlids.